Again, let me find out what is REALLY going on here. They never mentioned that to me. At 11:35 AM 1/9/2006, D Wells wrote: >Orin > >I beleive I have followed directions correctly. > >Here is what I found: > >1. Went to Sorenson and requested a coupon from their Web site. >2. Received back a e-mail "thanking me" for participating. Also >received a "Coupon Code" to use at Relative Genetics. >3. Went to the RG site in the above e-mail and found they wanted a >credit card for $95 after entering the Coupon. > >Seems the coupon is a $60 discount for the 26 marker test, remaining >cost of $95 to be paid at coupon entry. > >Dick > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "OrinWells" <orinwells@wells.org> >To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 2:35 PM >Subject: [WELLS-L] DNA - Time for everyone to get tested > > >>I would like to suggest to everyone, whether you are a Wells male >>or not, to get your DNA tested in the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy >>Foundation DNA research project. You will be contributing to the >>science of DNA testing, helping their project and possibly helping >>others who are looking for long lost cousins when they are able to >>connect to your DNA haplotype. >> >>This is open to both men and women. BUT, the hitch is you don't >>get the results of your DNA back from Sorenson. The Molecular >>Genealogy Project is the program through with we originally tested >>our phase I participants for the Wells DNA project. Most of them >>are now in the on-line database where you can search for matching >>DNA haplotypes (patterns) for y-chromosome. If you have your >>pattern, you can run a search. It takes them about 6 months from >>the time they get your sample to get you into the database. And I >>don't think they have the mtDNA data on-line yet. >> >>This brings us to the other part. Sorenson, for a limited time >>only, is offering a coupon to all participants (past and present) >>that is good for a $95 26 marker y-chromosome OR mtDNA test at >>Relative Genetics. I have talked Relative Genetics into allowing >>our project members to use the coupon $95 plus $40 to get the 43 >>marker test at $135 - a clear bargain!! 43 marker? Yes, they have >>decided that since Family Tree DNA keeps claiming that their test >>is a 37 marker test although it is actually less because some of >>the values are double values on the same markers, that Realtive >>Genetics might as well advertise that theirs is a 43 marker test. >>It is actually 37 markers that returns 43 alleles (values). In the >>reality since DYS464 is now revealing up to 6 values I guess you >>could call it a 45 marker test. >> >>Here is how it works. You sign up at Sorenson. They send you a >>kit. You send back the kit, a consent form and your >>genealogy. You MUST be able to provide AT LEAST 4 generations >>including yourself. They want more if you can provide it. This is >>not too hard for the first couple of generations - you, your >>parents and your 4 grandparents. I know there are some who can not >>identify their parents let alone grandparents, but this is a small >>group. If you are not able to document the full four generations, >>all is not lost. Read on. >> >>When you send back the kit they will send you a coupon for the >>Relative Genetics $95 27 marker test. You can either use this >>yourself or pass it on to someone else. That means we can use the >>coupons for those who can not make the 4 generation or more >>genealogy. But you can also use it to test a Wells cousin or any >>other surname cousins if you don't want to or can't use it yourself. >> >>What I would like to ask of you is that you let me know if and when >>you participate at Sorenson, get the coupon and how you use it. I >>want to make them aware of how many we send to them. If you don't >>want to use it, please send it to me and I will find someone who >>can use it. Everyone who has ever previously participated in the >>Molecular Genealogy Project can simply go to the website and >>request a coupon. A few or our participants are not in the data >>base yet and a few more are not there because either the BYU group >>was not able to get two samples (one for our project and one for >>the MGP project), didn't collect a second consent form or lost your >>genealogy. I will be notifying you all and asking you to submit a >>new sample so we can get you into the Sorenson database. >> >>This also serves as a shortcut for those who can't justify the >>37/43 marker test cost at Relative Genetics. With the 26 marker >>test we can find your test results in the Sorenson database and >>extract the remaining markers - they do not test DYS464 (6 values) >>but that is only a minor problem. >> >>Now, if you are a Wells but someone from your family has already >>been tested so you have been reluctant to get your own DNA tested, >>do it NOW! We can then confirm that you match your cousins at no >>cost to you and we can collect more information on the mutations in >>various families. If you are not a Wells (some other surname but >>are here because you have Wells ancestors) participate yourself and >>encourage your Wells cousins to participate. >> >>Here are the instructions on how to do this: >> >>Go to the following website and follow the instructions as I show them. >> >>http://www.smgf.org >> >>Click on "Participate" at the bottom of the screen >> >>Click on "Request a Free Kit" at the bottom of the next screen >> >>Click the link to read the consent form then return to the request page. >> >>Fill in the requested information on the request form and click on >>"Request Kit" >> >>They will send you the kit and ask for your Gedcom file or paper >>genealogy. The Gedcom/genealogy should be a full 4 generations or >>more. They are also interested in anyone who has ancestry >>documented in the 1800s even if there is a flawed branch or two. >> >> >> >> >>Orin R. Wells >>Wells Family Research Association >>P. O. 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